{"id":10681,"date":"2025-11-11T08:44:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T07:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/c2dh-en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=10681"},"modified":"2025-11-11T08:44:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T07:44:45","slug":"faces-of-the-c2dh-kevin-goergen","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/c2dh-en\/news\/faces-of-the-c2dh-kevin-goergen\/","title":{"rendered":"Faces of the C\u00b2DH: Kevin Goergen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"deepening-our-understanding-of-luxembourgs-colonial-past\"\n    >\nDeepening our understanding of Luxembourg\u2019s colonial past<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Luxembourger Kevin Goergen works as a doctoral researcher at the C\u00b2DH and is focusing on the colonial history of his country, especially in the Congo Basin, through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/c2dh-en\/research-projects\/colux\/\">COLUX<\/a> project.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After earning his bachelor\u2019s degree in sociology and history and a master\u2019s in history from the Free University of Berlin, Kevin Goergen decided he wanted to learn more about Luxembourg\u2019s colonial past. His master\u2019s thesis had used the case of German colonisation of the Cross River region in Cameroon to uncover more about the colonial state and resistance, but he decided for his PhD work to focus on the connection between Luxembourg and colonial empires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Luxembourg\u2019s ministry of the state was set to launch a project related to Luxembourg\u2019s colonial past, Goergen waited a year to apply and has since worked as a doctoral researcher at the C\u00b2DH, where he\u2019s investigating more about Luxembourg\u2019s colonial history in Africa, through COLUX.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"Kevin GOERGEN in Kinshasa\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/11083725\/Kevin-GOERGEN-Kinshasa.jpeg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/11083725\/Kevin-GOERGEN-Kinshasa-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/11083725\/Kevin-GOERGEN-Kinshasa.jpeg 640w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"a-micro-historical-perspective\"\n    >\nA micro-historical perspective <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At the outset, Goergen believed there was much more that could be explored and archived on this topic; he decided to narrow his focus on the Luxembourgers who were based in Sub-Saharan African colonies, as well as their offspring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the peak, nearly 600 Luxembourgers (around 0.02% of the population of the Grand Duchy at that time) were established in the Belgian Congo in 1958, the first one having arrived in 1882. Goergen\u2019s research covers the 1880-1972 timeframe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-quote-people\">\n    <div class=\"quote-people\" role=\"group\">\n        <figure class=\"quote-people__body\">\n            <blockquote class=\"quote-people__blockquote\">\n    <span class=\"quote-people__quote\">\u201f<\/span>\n    The link between colonial projects and Luxembourg is stronger than people think\u201d\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper quote-people__figcaption\">\n<p class=\"quote-people__author wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Kevin Goergen<\/p><\/div>\n        <\/figure>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe link between colonial projects and Luxembourg is stronger than people think,\u201d Goergen explains. \u201cUntil 1960, when Congo was still a Belgian colony, Luxembourg was still very much involved. After the Congo\u2019s independence, we find discourse where the elites said they have nothing to do with this history. Thus, the state never had to contend with colonial issues and was able to solely benefit from its advantages.\u201d He notes that Luxembourg fits into other states where there was \u201ccolonialism without colonies\u201d, such as Switzerland, Finland, Denmark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So far, Goergen has managed to collect data on around 1,400 individuals. Such data offers a more micro-historical perspective. It allows for an analysis, for example, of class dynamics, family and social networks, the motivations and possibility to go overseas, and the associated opportunities. Ultimately, the story of the colonial entanglements of Luxembourg during colonial times in Africa is \u201cthe story of elites,\u201d Goergen explains, given that most who could go to the colony were from the middle and upper classes. The Luxembourgish presence in the Belgian Congo leaves traces over the colonial period and some even to this day. This is evident through individuals, particularly private actors and missionaries, who remained in the country after independence\u2014some of whom established businesses that still exist today. It is also reflected in names of areas that remain in the collective memory of some Congolese. Furthermore, it is visible in the descendants and children of Luxembourgers, who in most cases were not acknowledged by their fathers and remained in the Congo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"challenges-around-contemporary-history\"\n    >\nChallenges around contemporary history<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Although Goergen has delved into archives in Luxembourg, France, Belgium, Germany, Portugal and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Goergen was able to use publicly available information\u2014newspaper articles, for instance\u2014to contact some of the descendants of colonial actors and obtain sources produced by the actors themselves, such as letters. Although just some of them have opted to discuss their family history with him, in some cases they\u2019ve shared fascinating stories and recollections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"Archives of colonial history\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/11084016\/IMG_1993.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/11084016\/IMG_1993-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/11084016\/IMG_1993-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/11084016\/IMG_1993-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/11084016\/IMG_1993.jpg 1500w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"Kevin Goergen\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/11084058\/IMG_2007.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/11084058\/IMG_2007-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/11084058\/IMG_2007-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/11084058\/IMG_2007-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/11084058\/IMG_2007.jpg 1500w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Each family deals with the past differently\u2014and sometimes there are conflicting views even within a family. \u201cMy own conclusion is that most people, the children, know about this part of their family but they never really discussed it in the family. They often start to research their own family history when their parents die.\u201d Ultimately, of course, many have deeply emotional connections to this topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"a-boost-to-the-topic\"\n    >\nA boost to the topic<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Goergen sees plenty opportunities for future researchers to expand knowledge of Luxembourg\u2019s colonial past, also in other locations. There also seems to be renewed interest in this history. As he explains, \u201cEspecially after the Black Lives Matter demonstrations in Luxembourg, I think it really boosted this topic and the question around the involvement of Luxembourg during that period.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Goergen says he appreciates the C\u00b2DH\u2019s research environment, especially the relation between the researchers. 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